Upcoming programing from the Family Center.
The DPH is offering $75 gift cards to Northern Berkshire residents when you they receive a COVID vaccine. Cards will be distributed at the Brayton School clinic. See flyer for details.
An updated list of food pantries and meal sites in Berkshire County can be found here: https://5il.co/1khtj
The North Adams Public Schools Greenhouse Program will begin taking orders for their holiday plants and decorations on Monday, November 14th. See flyer for details, hours and pricing!
There are two 4-H positions open in Massachusetts. See the link below for details.
https://careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-us/job/516447/4h-extension-educator-iii-western-ma-umass-extension-two-positions
2022 North Adams Emergency Services Annual Toy Drive
Walmart, Curran Hwy - November 26, 2022, 10:00am-3:00pm
Positive Behavior Solutions
When: Wednesday November 30, 2022
Time: 5:00-7:00PM
Where: Virtual
Register at the link below:
https://forms.gle/hQxfxUEjjvZJMj9SA
Who: Parents, Caregivers, Early Childhood providers
Presented by Dr. David Kieval, PsyD, BCBA
For more information contact:
Jenn Faulconer, CFCE Coordinator
413-441-0974 or jfaulconer@berkhs.org
Upcoming programming from the Family Center.
The BCAC Warm Clothing Boutique is now open. The boutique is located at 85 Main Street (second floor), across from the BCAC offices. This year parents & caregivers will have the opportunity to visit and pick out coats, hats, boots and warm winter gear for their families. If parents/families are interested, please complete and submit the Elf Warm Clothing application (below) to the North County office.
As a reminder, BCAC is taking fuel assistance applications for this heating season. More information is available at https://berkshirecap.wp.iescentral.com/fuel-assistance/ or by calling the North County BCAC Office at (413) 664-3014.
Link to Elf Application: https://5il.co/1k8ik
Link to Elf Application (Spanish): https://5il.co/1k8ij
North Adams Emergency Services Toy Drive
C OMMU N IT Y
B L O O D D R I V E
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, 2022
11AM - 5PM
DRURY HIGH SCHOOL
CONTACT BMC BLOODMOBILE TO SIGN UP:
413-447-2597 EXT 2 | CAMUSO@BHS1.ORG
HOSTED BY EAGLE SCOUT CANDIDATE
SHINJI HOWCROFT, TROOP 38
Students are more likely to go to school if they know someone cares whether they show up. #SchoolEveryDay
Good attendance is a habit we should build as soon as children start school. #SchoolEveryDay
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Training
November 4, 2022 From 1:30-3p On Zoom
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMocOmtqz8qEtFYE1NIItmn9PcHcOCDMM2K
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children continues to be a big issue across the U.S. & abroad. In order to increase its recognition as well as provide better services to victims & prosecute offenders, funding has been dramatically increased & CSEC Coordinators have been imbedded in each county in Massachusetts within the Children’s Advocacy Centers. This virtual, 90-minute training will include the definition and types of child sexual exploitation, the indicators and risk factors, local trends, screening for CSEC, how to support a CSEC involved youth, and mandated reporting of CSEC. There will be plenty of time for Q&A and after the presentation participants will receive a summary of the slides to use for reference. This training will be presented by Kelly Broadway, CSEC Coordinator at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County & North Quabbin, Inc.
Wayfinders - FREE Youth Financial Literacy Workshop
October 27th, via zoom
4pm-7pm
Register today!
HUD certified counselors will help participants reach their financial goals.
We’ve helped hundreds of individuals and families understand their finances and pay off debt, purchase a home, and improve credit.
Students who are chronically absent in 6th grade have lower achievement than their peers. Let’s help students build a habit of good attendance early & often. #SchoolEveryDay
Williams College will be hosting a Level 2 Young Athletes program this 2022 fall season in Williamstown, MA! Young Athletes (Level 2) is a child's next step in Special Olympics participation after they have gone through the Level 1 Young Athletes activities. Level 2 focuses more on sport specific skills and drills, and
introduces young athletes to early game play concepts.
Children ages 6-12 with and without intellectual disabilities are eligible to participate. Young Athletes offers families, teachers, caregivers and people from the community the chance to share the joy of sports with all children. Children of all abilities can take part and they all benefit! The students at Williams College will be reviewing basketball skills each of the four weeks.
If you have any questions please reach out to Eric Archambault, eric.archambault@specialolympicsma.org
North Adams Mobile Food Bank
Friday, 10/21
10-11 am
Brien Center (American Legion Drive).
All are welcome! There are no eligibility requirements to participate.
WAM Theatre is providing free childcare for parents attending their production of Cadillac Crew
Cadillac Crew is a dynamic play by Tori Sampson and directed by taneisha duggan, that tells the story of four activists working in a Civil Rights office in Virginia in 1963 and asks the question: what happens when Black women refuse to be written out of history. More about the play here: https://www.wamtheatre.com/showsandevents/cadillac-crew/
The play runs this week and next week (last show on October 29th) at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA.
WAM Theatre is offering on site and at home childcare options for elementary-aged children. More information about childcare here: https://www.wamtheatre.com/childcare/
Tickets can be purchased from $25, or $5 for EBT card holders (https://www.wamtheatre.com/discounts/)
Don't Miss This One!
Kids who miss too much school in PreK & K are less likely to be @readingby3rd.
#SchoolEveryDay
